Mark 10
1 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
And having risen from there, He comes to the coasts of Judea, through the other side of the Jordan, and again multitudes come together to Him, and as He had been accustomed, again He was teaching them.
2 Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned Him if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting Him,
3 “What did Moses command you?” He replied.
and He answering said to them, “What did Moses command you?”
4 They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
And they said, “Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put away.”
5 But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
And Jesus answering said to them, “For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,
6 However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
but from the beginning of the creation God made them a male and a female;
7 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
on this account will a man leave his father and mother, and will cleave to his wife,
8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
and they will be—the two—for one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh;
9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
what God therefore joined together, do not let man separate.”
10 When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
And in the house His disciples again questioned Him of the same thing,
11 So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
and He says to them, “Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, commits adultery against her;
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she commits adultery.”
13 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
And they were bringing to Him children that He might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and He said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of God;
15 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
truly I say to you, whoever may not receive the Kingdom of God as a child—he may not enter into it”;
16 And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
and having taken them in His arms, having put [His] hands on them, He was blessing them.
17 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
And as He is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to Him, was questioning Him, “Good Teacher, what may I do that I may inherit continuous life?” (aiōnios g166)
18 “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one [is] good except one—God;
19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
you have known the commands: You may not commit adultery, You may not murder, You may not steal, You may not bear false witness, You may not defraud, Honor your father and mother.”
20 “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
And he answering said to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.”
21 Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
And Jesus having looked on him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: go away, whatever you have—sell, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me, having taken up the cross.”
22 But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
And he—gloomy at the word—went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
And Jesus having looked around, says to His disciples, “How hardly will they who have riches enter into the Kingdom of God!”
24 And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were astonished at His words, and Jesus again answering says to them, “Children, how hard it is to those trusting on riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
It is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”
26 They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
And they were astonished beyond measure, saying to themselves, “And who is able to be saved?”
27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
And Jesus, having looked on them, says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”
28 Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
And Jesus answering said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for My sake, and for the good news’,
31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
and many first will be last, and the last first.”
32 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the Twelve, He began to tell them the things about to happen to Him:
33 “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations,
34 who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him, and the third day He will rise again.”
35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
And there come near to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, You may do for us”;
36 “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
and He said to them, “What do you wish Me to do for you?”
37 They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
And they said to Him, “Grant to us that, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, we may sit in Your glory”;
38 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
and Jesus said to them, “You have not known what you ask; are you able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the immersion that I am immersed with—to be immersed?”
39 “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
And they said to Him, “We are able”; and Jesus said to them, “Of the cup indeed that I drink of, you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with, you will be immersed;
40 But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
but to sit on My right and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared.”
41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,
42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
but Jesus having called them near, says to them, “You have known that they who are considered to rule the nations exercise lordship over them, and their great ones exercise authority on them;
43 But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
but not so will it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he will be your minister,
44 and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
and whoever of you may will to become first, he will be servant of all;
45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
for even the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”
46 Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
And they come to Jericho, and as He is going forth from Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus—Bartimaeus the blind—was sitting beside the way begging,
47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
and having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, “The Son of David—Jesus! Deal kindly with me”;
48 Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
and many were rebuking him that he might keep silent, but the more abundantly he cried out, “Son of David, deal kindly with me.”
49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
And Jesus having stood, He commanded him to be called, and they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, rise, He calls you”;
50 Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
and he, having cast away his garment, having risen, came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
And answering, Jesus says to him, “What do you will I may do to you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may see again”;
52 “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
and Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you”: and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.
